While performing an assessment, the nurse presses the client's arm with the tip of her thumb, holds for a few seconds, and releases. The nurse observes the client as shown. What is the nurse assessing?

The nurse is unable to palpate the dorsalis pedis pulse on an older adult client. What would be most appropriate for the nurse to do next?

A 42-year-old woman reveals an intake of medications. Which medication if reported by the client would alert the nurse to the need to assess the client for thrombophlebitis?

The nurse is planning care for a client recovering from orthopedic surgery. Interventions should be included to address which contributing factor to deep vein thrombosis development?

During the physical assessment of the peripheral vascular system, a client's foot is pale when elevated and dark red when in the dependent position. The nurse is concerned that this client is at risk for developing:

During the cardiac cycle heart sounds correlate with events of the cycle. Which is being associated with systole?

A mitral insufficiency/regurgitation murmur is classified as:

A positive Murphy's sign is indicative of?

During a health history, a male client tells the nurse that he "can't breathe well" at night when he is lying down and has trouble sleeping because he wakes up with trouble breathing. The nurse would assess this client further for which of the following?

The nurse knows screening test(s) for colorectal cancer detection according to recommendations from the American Cancer Society (2018) includes? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is preparing to assess a client's apical impulse. The nurse would palpate at which location?